Complete the text with the correct passive forms of the verbs in the box.
base, film, manage, not make, show, support, use, write (x3)
Fawlty Towers is one of British TV's most famous comedies. The programme was made in the 1970s and the script 1...........by husband and wife team, John Cleese and Connie Booth. Although only twelve episode 2............ more than 30 years ago, many of the lines from the show3 ...........still as part of everyday language. More episodes 4...........because the writers did not want the idea to get tired and boring. The idea for the programme came from reality and the scripts5............ on a real experience the couple had had when they stayed at a terrible hotel with a bad tempered manager. They realised they had found a great situation for a comedy: the best hotel managers are friendly, patient and polite but their imaginary hotel6 .........by an aggressive, impatient, rude man called Basil Fawlty, who sees faults in everybody but himself. In the series this central character7....... by several others including his bossy wife Sybil and a waiter called Manuel, who comes from Spain and whose English is rather poor. The series 8........many times on TV and despite being so old, it still attracts new fans. A lot of good comedies.9..... since 1975 but some people believe that nothing as funny10 ........ever again.
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1. was written
2. were filmed
3. are (still) used
4. weren't made
5. were based
6. was managed
7. is supported
8. has been shown
9. have been written
10. will (ever) be written